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tonight, television takes a look at itself. >> whats on the idiot box? >> its only an idiot box if an idiot is watching. >> at this period of time will be looked upon as the platinum age. >> our obligation is to entertain. if weve left something to think about, so much the better. >> television should not be just entertainment. >> charges were leveled at the commercial television networks. >> congress has no right to interfere in the media. >> excuse me! >> we have the responsibility t...

>> our obligation is to entertain. if weve left something to think about, so much the better. >> gunta kinte! >> television should not be just entertainment. >> charges were leveled at the commercial television networks. >> congress has no right to interfere in the media. >> excuse me! >> we have the responsibility to give the audience what it tuned in to see. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the years of the 60s which end in a few hours have a bad reputation that is not entirely justif...

welcome in diversity. hi, welcome to lessonings in diversity. im your host marie lou rettin. in a perfect world, diversity would be awesome. who doesnt want to work with different people as opposed to this? theres nothing more boring than the same old crew, and i should know. but i love different faces and different races all comingleling in a melting pot i call gregs hot pot. its not how you make something funny unless you look like this. its a cheap shot, but see? theres a down side ...

interfere with the media. >> excuse me! >> we have the responsibility to give the audience what it tuned in to see. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the years of the 60s which end in a few hours have a bad reputation that is not entirely justified. some things got worse, obviously. but tv and other news coverage is better, not worse. we simply developed more demanding standards. >> when i think of tv, i think of the 70s. >> what is this world coming to? >> the american public was hungry for more. >> mor...

>> charges were leveled at the commercial television networks. >> congress has no right to interfere in the media. >> excuse me! >> we have the responsibility to give the audience what it tuned in to see. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the years of the 60s which end in a few hours have a bad reputation that is not entirely justified. some things got worse, obviously. but tv and other news coverage is better, not worse. we simply developed more demanding standards. >> when i think of tv, i think of the...

Not only concepts of reading, but concepts of interacting. >> i may be small. >> i may be small. >> but i am. >> but i am. >> somebody. >> somebody. >> "sesame street" was as big as it got in terms of celebrity. everybody wanted to hang with the muppets. >> arent you johnny trash? >> cash. >> cash, cash. >> educational childrens television really matured in the 70s. >> im leaving. >> i love you. >> i love you, too. >> oh, thanks. >> now for something completely different. >> when i was 13 the sh...

>> i love you, too. >> oh, thanks. >> and now for something completely different. >> when i was 13 the show from england came on pbs, which before that was only the realm of my parents. >> eww! >> what do you mean, ew? >> i dont like spam. >> suddenly theyre doing the most outlandish, racy, non sequitur type of humor. and killing me, the 13-year-old. >> its extraordinary what you cant do on american television. i think you can do it on pbs. thats why -- i hope you all watch it. >> dont attack me...

>> im leaving. >> i love you. >> i love you, too. >> oh, thanks. >> now for something completely different. >> when i was 13 the show from england came on pbs, which before that was only the realm of my parents. >> eww! >> what do you mean, ew? >> i dont like spam. >> suddenly theyre doing the most outlandish, racy, non sequitur type of humor. and killing me, the 13-year-old. >> its extraordinary what you cant do on american television. i think you can do it on pbs. thats why -- i hope you all w...

>> what do you mean, ew? >> i dont like spam. >> suddenly theyre doing the most outlandish, racy, non sequitur type of humor. and killing me, the 13-year-old. >> its extraordinary what you cant do on american television. i think you can do it on pbs. thats why -- i hope you all watch it. >> dont attack me with it! come on! >> oh! >> you get the generation of comedy nerds who dont even know that theyre comedy nerds. >> this is no more. it has ceased to be. >> "monty python" turned out to break so...

Before that was only the realm of my parents. >> eww! >> what do you mean, ew? >> i dont like spam. >> suddenly theyre doing the most outlandish, racy, non sequitur type of humor. and killing me, the 13-year-old. >> its extraordinary what you cant do on american television. i think you can do it on pbs. thats why i hope you all watch it. >> dont attack me with it! come on! >> oh! >> until you have this generation of comedy nerds that dont even know they are comedy nerds. >> this is no more. it h...